Blog Review: Feb. 22
By Ed Sperling
Synopsys’ Michael Thompson uses the local Israeli road navigation technology, which links to other drivers, to sort through the traffic mess. This is like crowd control at its finest.
Mentor’s Dennis Brophy looks at the next steps for UVM—stability, making it easier to use, and a way of bridging System Verilog with SystemC.
Cadence’s Richard Goering examines the need for really high-speed data transfer inside data centers. That would be up to 100 GbE (gigabit Ethernet) SoCs with as many as 10 data pipes. This is what’s really going on in the cloud.
Si2’s Steve Schulz raises an interesting question: How do standards affect mergers? The reverse of that question is interesting, too: How do mergers affect standards? It all depends on how much market share you can afford.
Synopsys’ Hezi Saar compares CMOS to CCD image sensors in digital cameras. CMOS wins on power consumption, cost, performance and integration. Well, that should just about cover it. Anyone still banking on CCD?
Mentor’s Colin Walls examines the user interface on an electric toothbrush. This is what engineers think about before going to bed.
Cadence’s Jason Andrews test drives a Linaro file system on a virtual platform for Xilinx’s Zynq. If you’re working with ARM cores, bookmark this one.
Synopsys’ Eric Huang claims he was forced to do a video under threat of donut sanctions. Considering the average donut has almost no nutritional value, this isn’t all bad.
Mentor’s Jim Martens is seeking information on the job market. Hopefully it’s just intellectual curiosity.
TLMCentral’s Tom De Schutter interviews Arteris’ Kurt Shuler about TLMs and earlier multicore SoC architecture optimization.
IHS iSuppli’s Mike Howard predicts a merger between Micron and Elpida could redraw the competitive landscape of the memory market.
Synopsys’ Helene Thibieroz provides 10 performance tips for CustomSim. If your simulator is too slow—and everyone’s is these days, which is why emulation sales are way, way up—this can only help.
Tags: Cadence, IHS iSuppli, Mentor Graphics, Si2, Synopsys